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NY: Ballantine, 1991. 1st printing, July 1991. Cover art is uncredited. Tanning; slight spine crease.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine.

ballantine, first edition , 1983. near fine, unread paperback,

London, United Kingdom: Penguin Books Ltd, 1987. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine+. First Penguin printing. Essentially new; very light soiling to page edges.

Bath: Chivers Press. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library . Ex library copy with usual stamps and marks inside. DJ protected by clear library sleeve taped to inside covers, some shelf wear to base of boards. ; First printing in this edition. Violet boards quarter bound black cloth with golt lettering to spine. Reading copy only. DJ artwork uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; The V I Warshawski Series; Vol. 1; 424 pages; The first V I Warshawski mystery. When the vice-president of Chicago's biggest bank hires V I Warshawski to find his son she's very pleased. But when the head of the International Brotherhood of Knifegrinders hires her to find his daughter she's not so pleased. .

New York, NY: Wings Books, 1995. First Printing thus [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiii, [1], 432, [2] pages. Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski. Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa. Her relationship with her parents was strained; her mother was an alcoholic and her father was a harsh disciplinarian. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Kansas, she did community service work on the south side of Chicago in 1966 and returned in 1968 to work there. She completed her AM degree at the University of Chicago in 1969 and completed a Ph.D. in history there in 1977; her dissertation was titled "The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England Before the Civil War". She also earned an MBA in 1977 from the University of Chicago School of Business. Her husband, Courtenay Wright, was a professor of physics at the University of Chicago; the two were… Read More

Ballantine, 1983. Inscribed and Signed by the author. First Printing. Near Fine to Fine condition.

Delacorte Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, March 1991, First Printing (Full Number Line). Not price-clipped ($18.95 price intact). Published by Delacorte Press, 1991. Octavo. Purple cloth over black boards stamped in gold with gray endpapers. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight. Light vertical crease to first half of pages. Dust jacket is very good. Publisher's review material laid in. A few small nicks. A very good copy of the first book in the acclaimed V.I. Warshawski thriller series. 244 pages. ISBN: 0385302606. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if… Read More

Delacorte Press. Collectible - Like New. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Like New. Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on laid-in bookplate. In protective mylar cover.

New York:: Delacorte,, (1991.). SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in a very good dust jacket (slit on front cover of dj and some edgewear at end of spine and upper edge of back cover.) . First thus. Reprint of the first mystery featuring Chicago private detective V.I. Warshawski, originally published in 1982. Includes a new introduction by Paretsky in which she talks about getting this book first published. Stuart Kaminsky wrote that Paretsky has 'created a female private eye who can be independent, sharp and tough without losing her identity as a woman.' SIGNED on the title page. ix, 244 pp.

BCA, London, 1991. Hardcover First edition thus. 233 pp. Full bound in black cloth gilt titles, some very light shelf rubbing to covers otherwise in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER ALMOST NEW . Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1982. Author's first novel in its first British printing. Pretty nice. Appears read but lightly. Red cloth boards with nice gold lettering on spine. Bright yellow dust jacket has faint dampstain to small area on rear panel. Presents nicely. . First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: DELACORTE Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1991. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, overall a very crisp and clean inscribed first Delacorte Press edition! Inscribed by the author on the title page! 244 unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! "It's July in Chicago, when tempers wear thin; V.I. Warshawski wants to go home and beat the heat. But the private investigator is broke; she agrees to a late-night meeting with a client. When the man tells her he's John Thayer, head of Chicago's biggest bank, her spirits pick up. His mission for her sounds simple: find Anita Hill, his son Peter's missing girlfriend.". Inscribed By the Author. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. Inscribed by author: New York June 1991 Rebecca, with best wishes Sara Paretsky on half title page. Attractive copy. IN mylar. . Signed by Author. First Thus. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1982 A fine copy in a very slightly creased dj

New York: Ballantine, 1983. 1st Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Fine first paperback printing of the first V.I. Warshawski novel. Appears unread. No creases, tears, or marks. Square and tight binding. Signed by Paretsky on the title page.

London: Gollancz, 1982. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in; Octavo (20cm); red cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the spine; dustjacket; 244pp.; spine ends lightly pushed; minor rubbing to the lower edge of front board; minoe offsetting inside front cover; small scuff inside rear cover; about Near Fine. The dustjacket has light rubbing to the extremities; about Near Fine. Inspiration for V.I. Warshawski - a 1991 film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Kathleen Turner. "Warshawski finds herself investigating a big insurance fraud and a murder contract, and confronting a formitable array of gunmen. But one woman is equal to ten thugs when she's Warshawski, karate expert and deadly marksman. Hired by a man who calls himself John Thayer, V I's assignment is to find Thayer's son Peter's missing girlfriend. But when V.I. finds young Peter's dead body instead, her client disappears. Her efforts to track down her client and learn his true identity take her deep into… Read More

Dial Press. Collectible - Very Good. New York: The Dial Pres, 1982. 1st printing. 8vo black cloth spine and blue boards, pictorial dust jacket with an illustration of a cracked compact, lipstick and revolver to the front panel. 244pp. Very Good book and dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A suspenseful story that follows private investigator V.I. Warshawski as she delves into the murky world of insurance fraud, uncovering layers of deceit and danger in Chicago's gritty streets. (Mystery, Suspense, Detective Story, Chicago) Inquire if you need further information.

New York, NY: The Dial Press. VG+. 1982. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good dust jacket. . 8.20 X 5.80 X 0.70 inches. 244 pages. Inscribed by author Sara Paretsky on title page. Light chipping and wear along dust jacket edges. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Dial Press. A lovely crisp hardcover copy in good plus condition, foxing to textblock and stains to pastdowns. DJ in good plus conditon with stains to flaps, dampstain to inside of spine, small closed tear to rear, now in protective mylar cover. Signed by author. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1982.